![\"Leving](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/00247fce-614.jpg\"\/)
\nKeileagh was very happy with History.<\/p>\n
Last week Killian shared his blog on Geography, and today he looks at Higher Level French. Keep scrolling to read Keileagh’s History paper review below too.<\/p>\n
The Leaving Cert Diary series, with thanks to the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union, gives young people the chance to tell us how it went for them in their own words.<\/p>\n
Read Killian’s Blog<\/p>\n
Bonjour tout le monde! Today I sat the leaving cert French Higher Level exam, which I was pleasantly surprised by.<\/p>\n
The reading comprehensions were very accessible and proved to be an interesting read once translated! One was about sustainable travel, the other followed the story of a woman seeking tenants for her apartment<\/p>\n
The dreaded Q1 ended up being fairly nice, with one question on holidays and another on the housing crisis, which I ended up doing. Moving on to the optional questions, there was a wide variety of options to choose from. I ended up doing the diary entry, which asked to write about your first driving lesson – endless possibilities!<\/p>\n
The listening aspect of French is definitely the hardest, but today it seemed to be relatively straightforward with references to the French soccer team and street food.<\/p>\n
Overall, this exam was fair, with lots of chances to pick up some serious marks. Au revoir!<\/p>\n
\nKeileagh was very happy with History.<\/p>\n
Read Keileagh’s Blog<\/p>\n
Wow, just wow. As someone hoping to be a History teacher, I can’t say this exam was weighing lightly on my mind.<\/p>\n
Still, with such a broad course and having five exams back-to-back beforehand, my History study was admittedly limited. I decided to narrow down the course to the sections I enjoyed and, in honour of Martin Luther King, walk in there with a dream.<\/p>\n
After speaking to some of my peers, there are mixed reviews on today\u2019s exam, but I personally can\u2019t explain the sigh of relief I let out as I read through the paper.<\/p>\n
This year’s DBQ options were the Dublin strike and lockout, the 1885\/86 elections and the star of the show, the foundation of the GAA. The sources were nice and easily comprehensible, however I was hoping for a question on the general challenges facing the GAA rather than solely the political.<\/p>\n
For the essays, I focused my study on Mussolini, Hitler, the Jarrow Crusade and race relations, and thankfully I was nicely covered. I don\u2019t think they could have asked a nicer race relations question if they tried, and I’m sure there are many in my shoes delighted with this too.<\/p>\n
Despite this, I was disappointed for my friends who had studied the moon landing and Vietnam as we were all expecting to see those options there today.<\/p>\n
Overall, I think it was a very fair paper from the SEC, and with the amalgamation of my RSR submitted in April, I\u2019m expecting to be very happy in August!<\/p>\n
Make sure to take some time to relax. This article from RT\u00c9 News is a big help – how to mind yourself at exam time<\/a>.<\/p>\n MORE – Visit RT\u00c9 Learn for subject by subject exam tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU)<\/p>\n Founded in 2008, the ISSU<\/a> is the national representative body for school students in the Republic of Ireland. The ISSU is led by students, for students.<\/p>\n